ATHE / BCUC /LTSN EDUCATION CONFERENCE

 

Key Issues in Tourism and Leisure

Higher Education

 

December 2-3, 2004

Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

Missenden Abbey*,

Great Missenden,  Buckinghamshire, UK

 

A joint conference organised by

·        The Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE)

·        The Leisure and Tourism Education Research Centre (LaTERC),  BCUC

·        The Leisure Tourism Support Network (LTSN) for Hospitality Leisure Tourism Sport and Tourism subjects

 

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Student retention, teaching disadvantaged students, widening participation, top-up-fees, e-learning – these are just some of the issues that concern everyone engaged in teaching and/or researching leisure and tourism related subjects in higher education today.  The primary aim of the conference is to create an inter-disciplinary forum which will provide delegates with the opportunity to exchange research ideas and examples of good practice.

 

The conference will be built around several inter-related themes including:

 

• Teaching and Learning Issues (student learning, retention, assessment, progression, student support, teaching of disadvantaged students)
• Policy Issues (widening participation, state intervention in teaching and research, knowledge as a product, linking research and teaching, top-up-fees)
• Development Issues (flexibility, e-learning)

 

Papers will be invited under two streams:

 

1. Research Papers
2. Practice Papers

 

 

Details for the above conference will be announced shortly

 

*Missenden Abbey is 40 minutes from Central London by train

 

 

Prof. John Tribe

Head of Research

Faculty of Leisure and Tourism

Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

Wellesbourne Campus

Kingshill Road

HP13 2BB, UK

tel: +(0)1494 605163